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package org.gradle.tooling;

import org.gradle.api.Incubating;

/**
 * Used to execute a {@link BuildAction} in the build process.
 *
 * @param <T> The type of result produced by this executer.
 * @since 1.8
 */
@Incubating
public interface BuildActionExecuter<T> extends ConfigurableLauncher<BuildActionExecuter<T>> {

    /**
     * Specifies the tasks to execute before executing the BuildAction.
     *
     * If not configured, null, or an empty array is passed, then no tasks will be executed.
     *
     * @param tasks The paths of the tasks to be executed. Relative paths are evaluated relative to the project for which this launcher was created.
     * @return this
     * @since 3.5
     */
    @Incubating
    BuildActionExecuter<T> forTasks(String... tasks);

    /**
     * Specifies the tasks to execute before executing the BuildAction.
     *
     * If not configured, null, or an empty array is passed, then no tasks will be executed.
     *
     * @param tasks The paths of the tasks to be executed. Relative paths are evaluated relative to the project for which this launcher was created.
     * @return this
     * @since 3.5
     */
    @Incubating
    BuildActionExecuter<T> forTasks(Iterable<String> tasks);

    /**
     * Runs the action, blocking until its result is available.
     *
     * @throws UnsupportedVersionException When the target Gradle version does not support build action execution.
     * @throws org.gradle.tooling.exceptions.UnsupportedOperationConfigurationException
     *          When the target Gradle version does not support some requested configuration option.
     * @throws org.gradle.tooling.exceptions.UnsupportedBuildArgumentException When there is a problem with build arguments provided by {@link #withArguments(String...)}.
     * @throws BuildActionFailureException When the build action fails with an exception.
     * @throws BuildCancelledException When the operation was cancelled before it completed successfully.
     * @throws BuildException On some failure executing the Gradle build.
     * @throws GradleConnectionException On some other failure using the connection.
     * @throws IllegalStateException When the connection has been closed or is closing.
     * @since 1.8
     */
    T run() throws GradleConnectionException, IllegalStateException;

    /**
     * Starts executing the action, passing the result to the given handler when complete. This method returns immediately, and the result is later passed to the given handler's {@link
     * ResultHandler#onComplete(Object)} method.
     *
     * <p>If the operation fails, the handler's {@link ResultHandler#onFailure(GradleConnectionException)} method is called with the appropriate exception. See
     * {@link #run()} for a description of the various exceptions that the operation may fail with.
     *
     * @param handler The handler to supply the result to.
     * @throws IllegalStateException When the connection has been closed or is closing.
     * @since 1.8
     */
    void run(ResultHandler<? super T> handler) throws IllegalStateException;
}